What’s up with Dothan? Google’s list of Alabama’s top Halloween costumes has a unique entry

What’s up with Dothan? Google’s list of Alabama’s top Halloween costumes has a unique entry

He may just be Ken, but she’s ruling Halloween.

Barbie is the overwhelming choice for costumes this Halloween, according to Google’s annual Frightgeist rankings that are based on – you guessed it – Google searches. Barbie’s popularity among costume wearers soared this year after the release of the hit movie bearing the doll’s name. Fittingly, “Ken” doesn’t make Google’s top 100 list of costume choices.

Nationally, the top 20 costumes are:

1. Barbie

2. Princess

3. Spider Man

4. Witch

5. Fairy

6. Wednesday Addams

7. Dinosaur

8. Cowboy

9. Ninja

10. Bunny

11. Rabbit

12. Pirate

13. Princess Peach

14. Clown

15. Pumpkin

16. Batman

17. Mermaid

18. Cheerleader

19. Ghost

20. Bear

Alabama’s top choice

Just like the rest of the country, Barbie is the go-to for this year’s partygoers and trick-or-treaters in Alabama. According to Google’s costume map data, Barbie is the top choice in Huntsville, Birmingham, Montgomery and Mobile.

That’s not to say it’s everyone’s cup of tea. In the Alabama locations tracked by Google, Dothan is the outlier, opting for Ninjas as the top costume instead of Barbie.

As for Alabama overall, the top 5 costumes this year are:

1. Barbie

2. Cowboy

3. Princess

4. Witch

5. Ninja